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Well, well, well. Finally got something interesting out of signing up for Collin County GOP emails. They don't send out many emails, which I find odd, but they did send out a schedule of upcoming redistricting committee meetings and some suggested talking points. Might be interesting to see how many people show up and spew out these identical statements. Unfortunately, the meetings are weekdays during the daytime.
Monday, September 20, 2010, 12 Noon
Joint Senate/House Redistricting Hearing
George Allen Courthouse - Central Jury Room
600 Commerce, Dallas
Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 10:00 am
House Redistricting Hearing
Arlington City Hall - Council Chambers
101 W. Abram, Arlington
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 10:00 am
House Redistricting Hearing
UTD Campus - Conference Center Room CN1.112
800 W. Campbell Rd, Richardson
Talking Points for Redistricting Hearings
Any new map should fairly represent the voting patterns of Texas. If Democrats receive 40% of the statewide vote for statewide offices then they should have 40% of the seats in the House and 40% of the seats in Senate.
The use of a statewide election results provides the most fair and independent analytical base which doesn’t suffer from the data, procedural and local campaign issues of district level results.
Based on projections from the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas will receive four new congressional seats in reapportionment. Allocating the new seats in areas that will elect Republicans is the most reflective of the voting patterns of Texas since a majority of Texans favor Republican candidates.
It is important for legislators to take into consideration future suburban growth when drawing the maps so as to avoid the disproportionate representation that we experience at the end of the ten year cycle. For example, the House districts in suburban DFW and Harris County are over populated now, in 2010, from where they were in 2001.
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